Guardian Music — Former Razorlight drummer Andy Burrows turns clever multi-instrumentalist – with surprisingly listenable resultsHometown: North London.The lineup: Andy Burrows (vocals, guitar, keyboards), Adam Chetwood (guitar), Nick Hill (guitar), Ben Burrow... more info

Guardian Music — How to spot a more advanced species; What makes a song like Ghost Town so special?; Confusion in the cutlery drawerIf there were a cleverer, more advanced species than us on this planet, how would we know? (With no way of knowing otherwise, doesn't ... more info

All About Jazz — Looking back after 40 years, that seems like a ridiculously short lifespan for a band as important as the Beatles, who were, from left, Paul McCartney, John Lennon, Ringo Starr and George Harrison. Seven years and seven months. That's how long the... more info

Pitchfork — From Die Antwoord's "Enter the Ninja" to Aphex Twin's "Come to Daddy", great music videos are bursts of sound and vision that leave an indelible impression. Director's Cut is a Pitchfork News feature in which we chat with music video directors about ... more info

Mjsbigblog — The Top 9 share their Beatles memories They may be British songwriters, but for three years running, Lennon-McCartney week, or “Beatles night” as it’s loosely referred to, has become one of “American Idol’s” most popular themes. And it�... more info

Mjsbigblog — ‘American Idol’: On the scene at Top 9 performance night “Judges are optional…” – Debbie the Stage Manager It was generally agreed upon by those of us in the Idoldome that tonight’s Tribute To The Bulletproof Nature O... more info

Idolator — American Idol’s theme last night was songs by John Lennon and Paul McCartney, but it turned into What Random Instrument Can We Bring Up On Stage? Instead of having a mentor, the Idols were on their own this week, and it appears a few of the Top ... more info

E! Online — Paul McCartney wasn't on hand to personally mentor the American Idol top nine, but he did have a message for the bright-eyed hopefuls as they tackled the Lennon-McCartney songbook: Don't... more info

Pop Crunch — Even Sir Paul McCartney can’t stop the power of GTL! When the well-gelled and heavily -liquored cast of Jersey Shore descended on South Beach Miami last Friday night to begin filming the second season of MTV’s popular docusoap, they caused an ev... more info

MTV.com News — Michael Lynche and Katie Stevens also got some praise from the judges for their Lennon/McCartney covers.By Eric Ditzian Casey James performs on "American Idol" Tuesday Photo: Fox It was a night of throwbacks on "American Idol," as the show ... more info